Filing mechanism for autographic registers



Dec. 11, 1928.

JENSEN FILING MEGHANISM FOR AUTOGRAPHIC REGISTERS Filed NOV l, 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 f /ff Dec. 11, 1928.

L. JENSEN FILING MECHANISM FOR .AUTOGRAPHIG REGISTERS Zia/@fwn Lou/5 (/f/VE/V Filed Nov. l, 1926 Patented lloc. ll, 1925i.

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FILING MncHANIsM Fon AU'roenArHrc Risers-'rens Application filed November' My present invention relates to aut-ographic registers and it has more particular reterence to registers in which one of the stripshas its tickets detachedY and deposited in a lilinp; space or compartment in the register casing. Specifically stated the present structure relates to means thatv are adapted to automatically engage the ticket after it has been impaled upon the filing pins and immediately upon the completion of the severing' operation said means will oscillate suiiiciently to sweep the severed ticket from the delivery mechanism into the tiling space. ln this connection it will be noted from the 'follow-ina` description and the accompanying drawingsthat Jdie tickets are each turned over by the oscillating structure or kicker arms so that said tickets are deposited each tace downward in a pile with the first ticket at the bottom, so that when the stored tickets are removed and the' pile turned over the tickets will be in theirproper order.

rlhe elements ot the present invention are actuated by the feed and delivery mechanism of the register in co-action vwith the tiling'- pin mechanism so that the cycle of operation is wholly automatic from the commencement of the feed or delivery of the ticket to its deposit inthe storage chamber or filing space. This comprises one of the objects ot my invention, other objects being' to provide a mechanism that is simple in construction, dependable in operation and which is novel and sturdy in the arrangement and design of its parts. A further object resides in providing a structure of this character that is economical to produce so that it will not increase the cost ot' manuftacture et the register.

i prefer to accomplish the several objects and to carry out myinvention in substantially the manner hereinafter described and as more particularly pointed out in the claims7 reference being,` herein made to the accompanying drawings that form apart of this specication.

ln the drawings:

Figure l is a Jfragmentary elevation ofv the operating portion ot an autographic regis 'ter to which my invention is applied.

Figure 2 is a vertical transverse section taken beyond the delivery and tiling;` mechanism and showing' my improvements or kicker d vice in elevation.A

Figure 3 is a vertical longitudinal sectionv 1, 1926. Serial No. 145,526.

of the operatingportion et the register with the parts in their positions just beiore the tilingpins engage or impale the paper.

Figures 4- and 5 are schematic views or portions oi the structure disclosed in Fig. 3 and showing` the parts in two subsequent positions. Fig. l showsA the paper strip as impaled upon the pins and delivered to the end of theticket and the cutter in the act of severing the delivered ticket from the strip, while Fig. 5 shows the positions assumed by theA parts during the action of the kicker device.

Figure 6 is a schematic view ot a portion ot a paper strip such as employed in autographic registers ot' the type disclosed herein;

'll'he drawings are in a sense merely schematic tor the purpose oft illustrating a preterr-ed or typical embodiment oiIv my invention,` and in said drawings I have employed similar reference characters to designate like parts wherever they appear throughout the several views. 4

rlhe casing of the register comprises longitudinal side-walls l0, a bottom wall or base lli, and a platen l2 the edges ot which are connected with the upper edges oil the Side walls l-O. Vihile the registeris adapted tor the use of several strips ott paper 13 only one strip is illustrated for convenience and this stripis shown as being cut into tickets that are depositedinto the tiling` space in the delivery end of the register. rllhe strip of paper 13 is provided' with spaced longitudinal rows-of apertures lat that are arranged in pairs at the end oit each ticket which apertures are utilized tor filing the tickets as well as inl connection with the ieedV and .registrationot the tickets ot a set when a plication et Allen-l. Cooke7 which was iiled September 14th, i9265 Serial No. 135,4r52,

and consists of devices that co-act with the strips andthe perliorations thereon for adarrestinga registeringvg'4H and restart ing the strips. Briefly this structure consists or upper and lower feed-shafts l5 and 1G that are rotated iiropposite directions by small and large gears l? and 18 upon the endsot the respective shafts, and intermediate the ends ot the shafts are provided with opposing feed disks 19 and 2O respectively vancing,

that are of the same diameters as the respective gears, and are of less thickness that the diameter of the strip apertures 1st. rlhe disks normally feed or advance the paper until a set or pair of apertures 14e register with the contacting or opposed portion of the disks When the latter become ineffective to further advance the paper, and as the apertures determine the ends of the tickets the arresting of the advance thereof occurs Whenever the end of a ticket is reached. After the succeeding ticket has been made out it of course is necessary to again advance the paper which is done through the medium of the resstarter in the form lateral lugs or blocks 21 and 22 projecting from the respective shafts 15 and 16, which rev-starter blocks have convex peripheries of the same curvature as the disks 1S) and 2() and are of the same radii as the disks. The re-starter mechanism is postioned intermediate the disks and is therefore intermediate the apertures in the paper so that the 1re-starter is effective on the paper when vthe disks are ineffective, but the surfaces of the blocks do not oppose each other each time they rotate because. of the fact that the ratio of the gears 19 and 2O is seven to five and brings the feed surfaces of the blocks into opposition With each other only at the end of the tickets. The feed and re-starter mechanism are actuated by a drive shaft 23 journaled in the side-Walls of the casing and one end thereof is provided With an operating crank or handle 2d While the opposite end is provided with gear 25 that meshes With an idle gear 2G mounted on a stud 27 projecting from the adjacent vvall of the casing. The idle gear 25 meshes with gear 25S on the end of the lower feed shaft 16 opposite gear 18 and shaft 23 is adapted to be given two revolutions and then arrested by a stop 29 upon the. oscillating member 30 of any suitable stop-mechanism (not shown).

Mounted in the side-Wall 10 so as to project therethrough is an intermediate spindle 31 having upon its outside end a gear and upon its inside end a pinion S3, the former being in mesh With the idle gear 25. A bearing bracketal is secured to and arises from the bottom or base 11 of the casing and in its upper end there is journaled a cam-shaft 35 that also has a bearing in the casing Wall below the spindle 31, While intermediately of its end the cam-shaft is provided with a gear 36 that meshes with the aforesaid pinion 33. Next to the gear 36 the shaft 35 is provided with an edge cam 37 that is adapted to operate, by suitable mechanism (not shown), the cutter blade 3S and the clamping' bars 39 that extend transversely across the register in front of the platen and above a longitudinal slotted co-acting bar 40. The clamping and cutting mechanism is timed so as to move downwardly to the bar 40 over Which the paper is disposed subsequent to the arrest of the paper advance. As will be seen the bar is pr vided with a downward curved surface 1 and adjacent thereto is a similarly curved shield l2 affording a guide j )assageway through Which the paper advances to the tiling space.

A pair of automatically returnable rock sha ts 43 and let are journaled in the side- Walls of the casing close to the base l1 and are each held in their normal positions by coiled springs l5 and 4:6 respectively. Upon the shaft i3 there is mourned one or more tiling-pins i7 the upper portions 48 of which are preferably curved as shown and are tapered towards their upper ends. There is a partition 4:9 below the bar a0, which entends transversely across the cass ing from side Wall to side Wall and in normal position, that is, when the paper begins to advance, the pins are in the position shown in Fig. 3. rthe ends of the pins are spaced apart a distance corresponding to the transverse spacing of the paper apertures 14, so that when one paper has moved doivn into the tiling space a slight distance the pins are automatically oscilla'ted towards the partition t9 and against the adjacent surface of the paper and, as the latter advances.y the ends of the pins Will enter the apertures 14, so that the advanced portion of the strip is caught upon the pins and the strip Will move down to the lovver end of the pins as shown in Fig. l. This movement of the pins is controlled by a cam arm secured to the cam shaft 35 that engages a short lever 51 projecting radially from the ling-pin rock-shaft 48. Vf hen the cam arm engages the lever 51. Which after the paper has been severed and tiled it Will rock shaft backward against the urge of tl e spring' 45 to the position shown in 3 and 5.

In order to prevent the paper strips remaining in the position shown in Fig. el. after the clamps and severing blades are Withdrawn, there is provided a suitable kicker mechanism. This consists cf a pair of arms l 2 projecting from the rock-shaft 441 upwardly to normal position against the partition 49 and terminate just below the bar ZlO. The upper ends 53 of the arms 52 are bent laterally as shown in 2, and may, if desired, be covered with a Vsuitable rubber sleeve 54 to protect the same and deaden the noise incident to their striking against the partition. A lever 55 projects radially from rocksshaft i4 alongside one of the kicker arms for the'purpose of aetuating the latter. A cam element 56 is mounted on cam-shaft 35 and in its path of travel engages the lateral end 5T of a slide bar 58 mounted upon t-he adjacent side Wall of the casing, Which at its opposite end provided With a lug 59 that engages the lever llO 55. gitudinal slot through which headed screws 61 pass for mounting and permitting the sliding movement of the bar. In their normal positions the kicker arms, as shown in Figs. 3 and t, are between the paper strip 13 and the partition 49, and the cam 56 and slide bar 58 are so timed in operation that when the clamps and cutter are withdrawn the rock-shaft la will be oscillated so that the upper ends of the arms 52 will move quickly away from the partition to the position shown in F ig. 5 thus withdrawing the cut edge of the paper from the bar 40 and delivering the ticket into the idling space with its face side down. J ust prior to the arresting of the operatino' handle 24e the cam arm 56 moves away from the slide bar and the kicker arms return to normal position(I"ig. against the partition so that the next ticket that is advanced will clear the kicker arms. Y

Back of the bar 40, and forming a continuation of the platen 12, there is a transverse guide plate 62, the edge of which nearest the bar is spaced therefrom and is bent or deflected in an oblique direction downwardly. The space between the plate and the bar provides a guide slot through which the paper strips which are not to be filed in the forward compartment will be advanced downward on the opposite side of the partition from the strip being iiled and are readily accessible through an opening 63 in the casing wall. 'lhe outer edge of plate 62 is beveled to provide a severing or knife edge against which the thus advanced strip or strips are pulled and detached from the remainder, and the bar 40 performs the function of a separator when a plurality of strips are used to direct the advanced portions of the strips into their respective paths.

1vll/'hat I claim is l. In an autographic register in which a paper strip is intermittently advanced, impaled upon a liling-pin and severed into tickets, an arm pivotally mounted in the register having a lateral portion adapted to engage the impaled ticket, rand cam means actuated by the advancing mechanism for moving said arm whereby the lateral portion thereof inverts the impaled ticket and deposits the latter in a iling space.

2. In an autographic register, a platen,

The slide bar is provided with a lonmeans for intermittently advancing an apertured strip across said platen including means for separating the strip into tickets, a pivoted impaling pin, means for actuating said pin to cause it to enter an aperture in the strip to file a ticket, a pivoted arm that engages the impaled ticket and moves the same away from the separating means, a reciprocating slide for actuating said arm, and a cam for moving said slide in the working stroke thereof.

3. In combination with an autographic register in which a paper strip is intermittently advanced, impaled on a liling-pin, and separated into tickets, a pivoted arm that engages the impaled ticket and inverts the same, areciprocating slide for actuating said arm, and a cam for moving said slide in the working stroke thereof.

4t. In combination with an autographic register in which a paper strip is intermittently advanced, impaled on a tiling-pin, and separated into tickets, a rock-shaft, an arm thereon that engages the impaled ticket and moves the same away from the separating means, a reciprocating slide, a fixed lever projecting from said shaft into the path of said slide, and means for moving said slide.

5. In combination with an autographic register in which a paper strip is intermittently advanced, impaled on a iilingepin, and separated into tickets, a rock-shaft, an arm thereon that engages the impaled ticket and moves the same away from the separating means, a reciprocating slide, movable towards and away from said shaft, a lever projecting from said shaft and engaged by said slide, and a cam for moving said slide.

G. In an autographic register, a platen, means for intermittently advancing an apertured strip across said platen including devices for separating the strip into tickets, an impaling pin upon which the tickets are separately tiled, a rock-shaft, an arm thereon that engages an impaled ticket and moves the same away from the separating devices, a lever xed on and projecting from said shaft, a slide, and a cam actuated by the advancing means for moving the slide and causing the same to engage the lever and rock said shaft.

` Signed at Chicago, in the county of Cook,

and State of Illinois, this 25th day of October, 1926.

Louis JENSEN. 

